Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 49.76 headcount basis in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 49.76 headcount basis, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 52.93 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 46.83 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 34th out of 188 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 52.93 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 51.91 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 48.34 headcount basis | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 48.05 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.42 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.83 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 47.08 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 47.28 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 47.2 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 48.29 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 49.76 headcount basis | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.94 headcount basis | 46.83 headcount basis | 52.93 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 48.13 headcount basis | 47.2 headcount basis | 49.76 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 49.76 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.93 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.83 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 34th out of 188 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release